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Expect superheroes, villains and more superheroes to dominate the world as Marvel Studio plans to roll out new films through the summer of 2019. At Disney’s El Capitan Theatre, the comic book company’s production president Kevin Feige told a horde of superhero lovers that following the Phase Two-ending “Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Ant-Man” next year, Phase Three titles would include: “Captain America: Civil War,” with Iron Man Robert Downey Jr.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Organizers of the biggest comic-book convention in the nation sued their counterparts in Salt Lake City over the event's name, saying it confuses fans into thinking the two are affiliated.

SAN DIEGO >> Chris Hernandez said he noticed a lot of pings coming from his cell phone as he and his wife, Amy Hernandez, and their 7-year-old son, Jack, worked their small booth at Comic-con International over the weekend.

SAN DIEGO >> Despite a thunderstorm and some rain on its last day Sunday, the four-day pop culture phenomenon known as Comic-Con International drew more than 100,000 people excited to hear all the latest on comics, television, movies, video games and more.

SAN DIEGO >> “Under the Dome” executive producer Neal Baer promised that the body count will be higher on the current season of the CBS television show. Baer along with the stars of the series discussed season two Thursday during

SAN DIEGO >> A driver struck and seriously injured a woman Saturday while fleeing from angry members of the annual Zombie Walk held during Comic-Con, police said. The 48-year-old driver and his family, who are all deaf, had waited for several minutes at a downtown intersection as a large crowd taking part in the walk, including some in zombie makeup — went by at around 5:30 p.

SAN DIEGO >> Sunday is typically a lighter day for Comic-Con International. Badge-holders can still look forward to a wide array of panels even though there’s less programming scheduled throughout the day.

SAN DIEGO >> The final day of Comic-Con is here, but there’s still so much going on in and out of the San Diego Convention Center. Keep up with all of it with our live blog. For more stories from Comic-Con 2014, go to

SAN DIEGO >> During the panel for “Once Upon a Time” at Comic-Con International, the cast and creators of the ABC television series discussed the state of mind many of the characters are transitioning into the upcoming season.

SAN DIEGO >>> Fans love to take pictures with their favorite celebrities, but at Comic-Con the celebrities couldn’t get enough selfies with their fans. Check out some of the best selfies from the four-day pop culture convention and tweet us at @GeekOutLANG if you have any celebrity selfies to share.

SAN DIEGO >> During the first day of Comic-Con International, “24” star Kiefer Sutherland joined show executive producer Jon Cassar to discuss what may or may not be the end of the action-packed FOX series.

SAN DIEGO >> Several members of “The Avengers” descended on Comic-Con on Saturday to debut the first footage from the upcoming superhero sequel. Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner and Robert Downey Jr.

SAN DIEGO >> Let’s preface this by saying I love “The Walking Dead” television show. Every year that I’ve been to Comic-Con International in San Diego, I have attempted to get into “The Walking Dead” panel on Friday and every year I fail.

SAN DIEGO >> The 7th annual Wired Cafe party kicked off July 24 and hasn’t slowed down a bit. The day party, presented by Wired magazine at the Omni Hotel terrace, has kept the “Game of Thrones” Ommegang beer flowing and more, providing a respite for fans and celebrities alike from all the Comic-Con craziness at the San Diego Convention Center.

SAN DIEGO >> Prepare for one of the most busiest days of San Diego Comic-Con International as Saturday marks the third day of the pop culture event at the San Diego Convention Center. Follow our staff on scene at

SAN DIEGO >> The stereotype of the nerd in the basement eating cold pizza and washing it down with a Big Gulp may still be true for some, but in the age of foodies who love craft beer, bacon-wrapped everything and food porn, San Diego Comic-Con International really missed the mark.

SAN DIEGO — That guy in the Spider-Man suit you posed with at Comic-Con? It might have actually been Harry Potter. Daniel Radcliffe donned a Spidey mask to covertly mingle with fans on the showroom floor at the pop-culture convention.

Can a phenomenon be repeated? “Sharknado” director Anthony C. Ferrante is about to find out. No, we’re not talking about tornadoes filled with man-eating fish. Ferrante has finished “Sharknado 2: The Second One,” and he’s hoping to surprise critics again with his ridiculous sequel, which debuts on the Syfy network at 9 p.

SAN DIEGO >> The Emmy-nominated Comedy Central show “Key & Peele” will be back with hilariously edgy sketches in a couple months, but until then the comedy duo satisfied fans’ need for laughs during a panel at Comic-Con International on July 24 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront Indigo Ballroom.

San Diego >> Across the street from the convention center and away from the snaking lines at Comic-Con, an elaborate obstacle course mimics the challenges players face in the latest installment of the wildly popular game, “Assassin’s Creed,” set to launch in October.

San Diego >> Friday at Comic-Con International is all about television. Heavy-hitters from several critically acclaimed and fan favorite TV series are sure to be crowd pleasers for all those lucky enough to make it into the panels of the day.

Browse Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Celebrating its 27th anniversary of Shark Week, the Discovery Channel will offer 13 shows Aug. 10-16. They include: Shark After Dark: Hosted by Jeff Wolf, a talk show each night with panels and opportunities for viewers to participate in discussions.

SAN DIEGO >> This year Comic-Con International unveiled a new system to try to help tame the massive Hall H line. Fans have been known to camp out overnight to try to make it inside the San Diego Convention Center’s Hall H, which hosts panels featuring the biggest names in the entertainment industry.

SAN DIEGO >> Science fiction and science fantasy have always had a place at San Diego Comic-Con International. Fans of “Star Wars,” “Star Trek” and “Battlestar Galactica,” among others, flood the San Diego Convention Center floor year after year.

SAN DIEGO >> Comedian Jack Black stars as R.L. Stine, author of the popular young adult horror novels “Goosebumps,” in a new movie titled after the series expected to be released next year from Sony Pictures Entertainment, officials announced at the San Diego Comic-Con on July 24, 2014.

Fans have camped out, lined up and geared up for the annual San Diego Comic-Con International, and the day is finally here. The event, which runs through July 27, officially kicks off today, so don’t miss out on all the fun here on our live blog as our Los Angeles News Group team on site at the San Diego Convention Center trek the grounds of the ever-growing convention.

San Diego prepares for an even larger influx of people as Comic-Con International 2014 enters its second day. Follow along with our staff and others and they navigate the comic and pop culture convention at and around the San Diego Convention Center.

The largest pop culture and comic book event of the year will descend on San Diego this week, with more than 100,000 fans expected to fill the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding historic Gaslamp Quarter for Comic-Con International from Thursday through July 27.

It was the shot heard around the world — at least in the comic realm. Archie, of Archie Comics fame, was fatally shot while protecting his gay best friend. The famous freckled, red-headed comic book character was killed Wednesday in the latest issue of “Life With Archie” when he took a bullet from a gunman attempting to kill Kevin Keller, Archie Comics’ first openly gay character.

Detective Comics No. 27, the issue that introduced Batman to the world, was dated May 1939. The way comic books were distributed back then, that means the magazine probably first appeared in February or March of that year.

Here’s a quick, subjective survey of the live-action movies and TV shows Batman has inspired: BATMAN (1943): This 15-part, Saturday matinee serial was the first live-action interpretation of the comic strip.

By Michelle Mills When Batman first appeared in the comics in the 1930s, the closest fans could come to playing out his adventures was by stealing one of Mom’s blankets for a makeshift cape and running around the backyard.